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Arturia launches MiniFreak Vocoder Edition and drops firmware update for existing owners
By Matt Mullen published
The new edition of MiniFreak comes in a white/orange paint-job with a detachable 30cm gooseneck mic - but if you already own a MiniFreak, you can still use the new vocoder

“Due to digital, music now has a terrible sort of housewifely tidiness”: Brian Eno on sonic perfectionism, Bowie and his new collaborative double album
By Danny Turner published
We visit Brian Eno in the studio to find out more about Luminal and Lateral, a collaborative project with conceptual artist Beatie Wolfe

Codec, one of our favourite free lo-fi plugins, just got an update
By Matt Mullen published
Lese's Codec repurposes a real-time audio coding standard designed for internet voice communications to produce a crunchy, chaotic and digitally degraded sound

“A highly flexible yet portable unit that is easy to use but can also be configured to taste”: Zoom H6 Essential review
By Jon Musgrave published
Compact location recorders with six inputs are a rarity. Let’s see what this latest Zoom design has to offer

“Ribbon tweeters are sometimes criticised for their limited vertical dispersion, here this is not noticeable unless you are sitting very close”: Adam Audio D3V Monitor
By Jon Musgrave published
If you want quality monitoring but space is limited, Adam Audio’s latest monitors could be the answer

"No complicated signal routing, no phase issues, no stress": Time Off Audio's Dime [ms] makes mid/side easy
By Matt Mullen published
This time-saving plugin host makes it a breeze to employ mid/side processing with any of your existing AU/VST3 effects

Ableton Live 12.2 gives this "incredibly versatile" device a much-needed refresh
By Si Truss published
Live 12.2 will be released on June 11, bringing updates to Meld, Roar, new Max devices and more

“Will definitely please those who are a fan of the sound already, but standalone price is expensive”: Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus plugin review
By Matt McCracken published
The world’s most famous solid-state amp finally gets an official amp model for your DAW

Ethel Cain's ethereal new song features a Yamaha DX7S heard on the Twin Peaks soundtrack
By Matt Mullen published
The singer-songwriter was inspired by a viral video of Twin Peaks composer Angelo Badalamenti explaining how he and Lynch dreamt up Laura Palmer's Theme

“The big take-home is the overall playability of this wonderful keyboard, we simply got lost for hours in the enjoyment of playing”: Nord Piano 6 review
By Roland Schmidt published
The Nord Piano reaches its sixth generation, with some sizeable upgrades. We sit on a stool and take notes!
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